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'''Loop electrosurgical excision procedure''', abbreviated '''LEEP''', is a gynecologic procedure to remove tissue from the [[uterine cervix]].<ref>URL: [http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes]. Accessed on: 13 August 2012.</ref> It is used to diagnose, stage and treat cervical neoplasia. | '''Loop electrosurgical excision procedure''', abbreviated '''LEEP''', is a gynecologic procedure to remove tissue from the [[uterine cervix]].<ref>URL: [http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes]. Accessed on: 13 August 2012.</ref> It is used to diagnose, stage and treat cervical neoplasia. | ||
==Work-up of a negative LEEP== | |||
#Review the biopsy that triggered the LEEP. | |||
#Cut levels (x3) on all blocks. | |||
#Flip all the blocks and cut levels (x3). | |||
#Do p16 on the most suspicious block, if the triggering diagnosis was cannot exclude HSIL, HSIL or SCC. | |||
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